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WSCF Prepares for International Peacebuilding Training in Alexandria, Egypt
The World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) is moving forward with preparations for the in-person phase of its International Project: Peace, Dialogue and Cooperation in the Middle East, to be held in Alexandria, Egypt, from October 10 to 13, 2025.
This project, launched earlier this year, aims to equip ecumenical students and youth from the Middle East with practical tools for interfaith dialogue, reconciliation, and grassroots peacebuilding. The initiative brings together +25 selected participants from the region (Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq) and builds on the Federation’s global commitment to justice, peace, ecumenism, and youth leadership.
We, the Executive Committee of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF), convened in Lusaka, Zambia, from December 5-11, 2024, for the WSCF Interregional Ecumenical Training Program on Climate and Economic Justice.
Our gathering aimed to witness, discuss, and confront the challenges posed by climate and economic injustice—issues that jeopardise the well-being of all creation and undermine God’s vision of justice. This meeting also served as our governance meeting, where we voiced our shared concerns, provided public testimony, and issued a prophetic call for immediate action on these pressing matters.
The WSCF Global Event 2024 in Lusaka, Zambia, brought together delegates and participants for a series of activities, including the Africa Regional Committee Meeting, the Ecumenical Interregional Training Program on Climate and Economic Justice, and the Executive Committee Meeting.
The event began with the Africa Regional Committee Meeting (Dec 3–4), where delegates from SCMs across Africa gathered to address the theme "Confronting Challenges and Rebuilding the Student Ministry in Africa." The meeting included leadership elections, strategic planning, and reflections on the region’s progress, with contributions from WSCF General Secretary Marcelo Leites on the global Strategic Plan performance and other regional leaders.
The Ecumenical Interregional Training Program (Dec 5–7) followed, focused on equipping young leaders with the tools to advocate for climate and economic justice. Activities included a public opening event at the University of Zambia Chapel with cultural performances, keynote addresses, and interfaith prayers, followed by intensive workshops on advocacy strategies and theological perspectives. The event concluded with a collaborative creation of GLOCAL advocacy plans and a celebration of cultural diversity.
The full text in Spanish may be read here:
FUMEC-ALC Política de Justicia de Géneros e Inclusión para el Buen VivirFUMEC-ALC PJGI - Glosario de Términos
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In the second half of 2023, WSCF-LAC embarked on a project to develop a gender policy to create safe spaces for the protection and well-being of its staff and members across the region. The policy aims to help WSCF become a federation that affirms diversity and rights for all people.
Scheduled for implementation in 2024, WSCF-LAC's Policy on Gender Justice and Inclusion for Buen Vivir (PGJI) reflects the region's identity and values its intercultural context and the challenges it presents. Building on the progress and work done by the Federation in the area of gender justice, the Gender Policy was developed with a commitment to intersectionality, utilising processes based on the concept and methodology of popular education.
Having witnessed the sheer destruction and unbearable loss of innocent civilian lives in Rafah, the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) issues the following public statement calling for urgent actions to stop armed violence against Palestinian civilians and to ensure that the ICJ ruling on stopping the Rafah offensive is implemented.
Despite the International Court of Justice’s ruling on 24 May that characterised the humanitarian situation in Gaza as disastrous and warned that the Rafah offensive would bring about the “physical destruction” of the Palestinians – heavy attacks on displacement camps near Rafah continued and resulted in the death of 45 people – primarily women and children.
VISION
We envision a world where justice, compassion, and the principles of liberation permeate every aspect of society and the church; and where celebrating the diversity of identities and cultural traditions fosters unity, understanding and cooperation, and promotes the pursuit of peace for all. We envision a global movement of Christian students who are empowered by faith and radical love to take on the task of challenging systemic injustices, upholding the voices of marginalised communities, and building bridges of solidarity and equity across borders.
MISSION
We empower Christian students to promote justice and peace in the world, speak truth to power, proclaim a theology of inclusion and liberation, and stand in solidarity with marginalised communities. We initiate and engage in transformative actions, promote liberating education, and encourage cooperation among students of diverse identities and cultural background through interconnection, dialogue and cultivation of shared values. We strive to help build a global coalition of student movements that advocates and works towards a just and equitable society.
